Silver Wings High quality resin model kit Wojciech Kułakowski 30-680 Kraków ul. Serbska 2/15 Poland Heinkel HE 51 www.silverwings.pl [email protected] Kat. No 32-001 Heinkel HE 51 Heinkel He-51 was development of the earlier HE-49. It was produced in three main versions: fighter, ground-attack version and seaplane. The He-51 was a conventional biplane fighter, with all-metal construction and fabric covering. First prototype, the He-49a, flew in November 1932. With longer fuselage and better engine it was ordered into production as the Heinkel He-51 for Luftwaffe in May 1933. It was first used during Spanish Civil War in 1936. It was successful during operations against older biplane designs such as: Nieuport Ni-52, Brequet 19, Potez 54. This time of superiority was short lived, with the arrival of large numbers of modern aircraft from the Soviet Union, including Polikarpov I-15 and I-16. After that the He-51 was withdrawn from fighter duty and relegated to the ground attack role by both the Legion Condor and the Spanish Nationalists. While a failure as a fighter, the Heinkel proved successful as a ground attack aircraft, being used by the Luftwaffe in World War II. The HE-51 aircrafts were in use in front line service until 1938. Technical data Length - 8,40m Span - 11,00m Power plant - 1x BMW VI 7.3Z V12 engine, 560kW (750hp) Armament - 2 M.G.17 7,9mm + 6x10kg of bomb load (C1) Max speed - 330km/h Range - 570km 1 2 0 04 4 03 05 2 03 2 50 60 02 04 1 40 80 02 01 05 06 30 90 01 07 20 5 0 20 5 4 6 20 4 6 3 3 7 30 50 7 5 4 6 3 7 8 2 8 8 2 2 1 1 1 7 6 5 1 4 2 3 3 2 1 3 0 2 1 HEINKEL He 51 Silver Wings 1:32 4 3 18 mm 17,5 mm 20 mm 4 18 mm Fuel tank Upper wing dihedrall 10 mm 4,5 mm Lower wing dihedrall 1:32 FILM 1 Instrumentation on right port, 1:32 Cement and adjust detail number 1 after 1 fixing rudder pushers 2 2 Cement after adjusting seat 1 3 4 5 3 4 5 Instrumentation on left port, 1:32 UWAGA NOTICE 1.Wszystkie odkształcone części 1. All deformed parts should be można przywrócić do pierwotnego easy reshaped after dipping them kształtu po uprzednim zanurzeniu for a few seconds into a boiling ich we wrzącej wodzie. water. 2. Do montażu używać klejów 2. Use cyanoacrylate glue. cyjanoakrylowych. Interior RLM 63 Grün-Grau Jacek “Dziadek” Sznajder Film nr 4 Film nr 3 compass Heinkel He 51 (rigging scheme) A A A B A B B A B A Do not fill B Prepare on your own Bavarian Blue RLM 63 Grün-Grau He51A of 3.Staffel of JG 223 at Wien-Aspern, autumn 1938 White RLM 63 Grün-Grau He51A in Legion Condor, RLM 61 Dunkel-Braun August 1937 RLM 62 Grün Silver Wings Wojciech Kułakowski 30-680 Kraków ul. Serbska 2/15 Poland www.silverwings.pl [email protected].